The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-02
FASHION TALK.
Harmony in woman's Dress

Harmony In WOman's Dress.
New York Graphic.
Take, in the first place. the remark that
woman to be we'll dressed and to look her best
must concentrate her efforts on tints few and
good. 1t is so true. There is not one woman in
a hundred, no! nor in FIVE hundred that can
afford to try experiments with her good looks.
The pink that is becoming is hideously unbecom-
ing when combined with blue. The blue that
makes her yellow hair so bonny and bright makes
her look more like trump with every deepen
ing shade. The green that looks 80 fresh and
springlike on her white gown gives her twenty
added years when she uses 1t by itself The
plain white collar that shows off the slim beauty
of her white throat grown to a dude collar
seems to choke her and to make her ears look
big, and her pretty face to look timber iawed
While for hats the becomingness thereof
decreases in inverse proportion as the width of
brim increases It is q splendid rule and worth
remembering
So, too, is this: A dress or jacket properly
made and properly fitted by good dress maker
though this costs more than one made by q
novice, will look and hang well to the end, while
the other will not We're you never surprised
on complimenting friend on her pretty new
gown" by being shown some darn, or patch or
new half sleeve, something of that sort. which
belied the fact of the newness thereof, although
the pretty" part was undeniablef Well, did
you ever know it to fail that such gown was
made by aomeone who thoroughly understood
the business of gown making2 l have noted the
fact for many years. and never knew the rule to
fail Moreover. personal experience has devel-
oped the same faith largely. There never hung
in the closet at home three homemade gowns
that, even in their pristine freshness. could dare
to look in the face q three year-old homespun
suit that was, In its day. the handsomest suit in
town. What one, especially q feminine one,
has proved for herself. one is apt to believe most
firmly.
The next rule to be discussed is equally wise
one. "Never buy bonnet that will not 60 with
all your dresses and jackets likely to be required
while the bonnet lasts-unless you can afford to
wear one to match each suit" This might be
improved . BY going . little further and
nor even pair Of gloves, nor an umbrella. nor
VEIL" Nc woman is wise enough to tell what
day may bring forth. Mud may bespatter a
dress that matches the coat that matches the
bonnet, and if one have to hurry home and
change hastily to dress that does not match
the coat that matches the bonnet one is unhap-
py. Whereas, if a woman possessed OF ordinary
means buys always with an eye to the wardrobe
at home, she is sure to be able to play tit-tattoo
from any corner with unvarving success.
know q woman who always dresses on this
principle, and she looks like veritable swell Oh
snowy, shiny and rainy days alike. Her tit-tat
too is blue, brown and black, and. occasionally
dark red. One umbrella is black and one DARK
blue. One coat is dark blue and the other is Of
mixed cloth, with all the coors and none notice.
able Gowns are black, blue. brown and deer
red. Gloves are nOn-commlttal Bonnets are
three In mum Der-one black, one RED ana placK
one brown trimmed with blue. Stockings are
black silk and handkerchiefs are either white oil
white and French pink. These seem simple
enough. but it really is an elegant wardrobe FOL
an ordinarily lowered woman. the eliminating
beauty being that all the navy blues are just the
same shade, and all the browns and reds ditto,
coupled with the fact that there is never frill
nor piece of lace, nor dangle of Jet in the
lot. Also, and yet again. that plain white col
lars and cuffs and absolutely plain white rulings
are never superseded by any bizarre folly of the
moment